{"id":1484124,"date":"2022-05-19T10:30:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1484124"},"modified":"2022-05-19T10:48:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:48:23","slug":"the-clownish-disinfo-czar-got-the-boot-but-bidens-ministry-of-truth-hired-monster-replacements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-clownish-disinfo-czar-got-the-boot-but-bidens-ministry-of-truth-hired-monster-replacements\/","title":{"rendered":"The Clownish Disinfo Czar Got The Boot, But Biden\u2019s \u2018Ministry Of Truth\u2019 Hired Monster Replacements"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-clownish-disinfo-czar-got-the-boot-but-bidens-ministry-of-truth-hired-monster-replacements%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1484124&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hired the co-author of the PATRIOT Act, arguably the harshest crackdown on civil liberties in American history, and an official under former President Bill Clinton to head the Disinformation Governance Board during its \u201cpause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DHS shut the <span class=\"il\">board<\/span> down Monday after just several weeks and its head, Nina Jankowicz, wrote a resignation letter Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/05\/18\/disinformation-board-dhs-nina-jankowicz\/?utm_source=alert&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&#038;location=alert&#038;wpmk=1&#038;wpisrc=al_news__alert-tech--alert-national&#038;pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk4MzMzN2RhZTdlOGE2ODE2MDQzZjFjIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vdGVjaG5vbG9neS8yMDIyLzA1LzE4L2Rpc2luZm9ybWF0aW9uLWJvYXJkLWRocy1uaW5hLWphbmtvd2ljei8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1hbGVydCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13cF9uZXdzX2FsZXJ0X3JldmVyZSZsb2NhdGlvbj1hbGVydCZ3cG1rPTEmd3Bpc3JjPWFsX25ld3NfX2FsZXJ0LXRlY2gtLWFsZXJ0LW5hdGlvbmFsIn0.n7WIDWca8CegikAuIVWtANgNQWuYmluVSqX7xMu2rjA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/05\/18\/disinformation-board-dhs-nina-jankowicz\/?utm_source%3Dalert%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dwp_news_alert_revere%26location%3Dalert%26wpmk%3D1%26wpisrc%3Dal_news__alert-tech--alert-national%26pwapi_token%3DeyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk4MzMzN2RhZTdlOGE2ODE2MDQzZjFjIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vdGVjaG5vbG9neS8yMDIyLzA1LzE4L2Rpc2luZm9ybWF0aW9uLWJvYXJkLWRocy1uaW5hLWphbmtvd2ljei8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1hbGVydCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13cF9uZXdzX2FsZXJ0X3JldmVyZSZsb2NhdGlvbj1hbGVydCZ3cG1rPTEmd3Bpc3JjPWFsX25ld3NfX2FsZXJ0LXRlY2gtLWFsZXJ0LW5hdGlvbmFsIn0.n7WIDWca8CegikAuIVWtANgNQWuYmluVSqX7xMu2rjA&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1653049410237000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0cewSdIf8MA94shyj4s2DO\">according<\/a> to the Washington Post. Jankowicz was scrutinized for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-10-15\/why-twitter-blocked-a-new-york-post-story-about-hunter-biden\/12770732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pushing<\/a> disinformation about Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop and the now-discredited <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/04\/mayorkas-jankowicz-hunter-biden-laptop-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steele Dossier<\/a>, which Daniel Hoffman, a former CIA officer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-steele-dossier-fits-the-kremlin-playbook-1517175564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> was possibly \u201cpart of a Russian espionage disinformation plot.\u201d She also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/05\/biden-admin-disinformation-czar-republicans-crt-to-profit-nina-jankowicz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a> Republicans who criticize critical race theory (CRT) \u201cdisinformers.\u201d Videos of her singing as the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wiczipedia\/status\/1362153807879303171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362153807879303171%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2022%2F04%2F29%2Ffamous-powerful-video-resurfaces-bidens-minister-truth-nina-jankowicz-singing%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary Poppins<\/a> of disinformation,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/29\/famous-powerful-video-resurfaces-bidens-minister-truth-nina-jankowicz-singing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fucking her way to the top<\/a>\u201d and satirical, sexualized renditions of <a href=\"https:\/\/harrypotter.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Moaning_Myrtles?msclkid=831921ccc7bf11ec8b6cd957403df3fa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry Potter<\/a> themes.<\/p>\n<p>The department <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckRossDC\/status\/1527023198176481285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> Wednesday former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and former U.S. Deputy Secretary General Jamie Gorelick under Clinton \u201cwill lead a thorough review and assessment\u201d of the board that was \u201cgrossly and intentionally mischaracterized.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/18\/white-house-responds-bidens-disinformation-governance-board-pause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: <span class=\"il\">White<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">House<\/span> Responds To Disinfo Board Being \u2018Paused\u2019)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chertoff reportedly pushed disinformation about Hunter Biden\u2019s abandoned laptop, claiming Russians were behind the emails found inside, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/homeland-security-pick-to-clean-up-disinfo-board-pushed-disinfo-himself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the Free Beacon. Chertoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chertoffgroup.com\/team\/michael-chertoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">served<\/a> as the Secretary of the DHS from 2005-2009, investigated the 9\/11 attacks and co-authored the PATRIOT Act, which gave the government authority to tap phones to surveil for terrorism and conduct searches without a warrant.<\/p>\n<p>Gorelick worked for the Clinton administration and was a member of the 9\/11 Commission. She was also reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/03\/ivanka-trump-lawyer-jamie-gorelick-clintons-236445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rumored<\/a> to be failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton\u2019s top choice for attorney general, and has worked for a wide range of clients, including Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2010\/06\/gorelicks-challenge-backing-bp-038645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BP<\/a> after its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and <a href=\"https:\/\/en-academic.com\/dic.nsf\/enwiki\/326441#Lawyer_for_Duke_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Duke University<\/a> after three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/washington-lawyer-who-bad-penny-always-turns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lacrosse players<\/a> were falsely accused of rape.<\/p>\n<p>The review of the Disinformation Governance Board will determine how the board can monitor disinformation while \u201cprotecting free speech, civil rights, civil liberties and privacy\u201d and how it can increase \u201ctransparency\u201d with the public. It will be conducted by the \u201cbipartisan Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7432663\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7432663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON \u2013 JANUARY 3: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) with (L-R) Montana U.S. Attorney Bill Mercer, New Mexico U.S. Attorney David Iglesiais, Oregon U.S. Attorney Karen Immergut, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of New York Roslynn Mauskopf and U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Debra Wong Yang participates in a meeting on the Patriot Act in the Roosevelt Room of the White House January 3, 2006 in Washington, DC. While on vacation at his ranch, Bush signed a one-month extension of the Patriot Act and is pushing Capitol Hill to make the law permanent. (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A number of Republicans raised the alarm about the establishment of the board and Jankowicz\u2019s past of being partisan to conservatives. Former DHS officials under the Trump administration agreed, saying the board was unneeded and \u201cpoliticized\u201d battling disinformation. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/17\/exclusive-sen-blackburn-richard-grenell-bidens-disinformation-board-conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Sen.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Blackburn<\/span>, Trump Intelligence Officer Warn Biden\u2019s Disinformation Board Will Come After Conservatives)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe creation of the \u2018Disinformation Governance Board\u2019 in the Secretary\u2019s office is unneeded and politicizes the Department\u2019s mission. There is no operational reason to take this responsibility from largely non-political operating components and move this mission to the Secretary\u2019s office filled with political appointees, including a politically charged individual with no government experience. The move represents a further politicization of the Department under this Administration,\u201d Chad Wolf, former acting secretary of the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">DHS<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/05\/trump-dhs-leaders-alarm-bidens-disinformation-board-chad-wolf-lora-ries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/01\/mayorkas-disinformation-board-infringe-free-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">admitted<\/a> that there was \u201cno question\u201d that they \u201ccould\u2019ve done a better job at communicating\u201d what the board does when it was announced. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/04\/alejandro-mayorkas-unaware-nina-jankowicz-tiktok-videos-misinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018I Was Not Aware\u2019: Mayorkas Says He Didn\u2019t Know About Truth Czar\u2019s Viral Videos)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rollout of the board was \u201chalf-baked\u201d and that the DHS got\u00a0\u201cahead\u00a0<span class=\"il\">of<\/span>\u00a0themselves when they mentioned it in\u201d DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas\u2019 testimony April 27, a congressional staffer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/03\/mayorkas-congress-dhs-mayorkas-jankowicz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a>\u00a0the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hired the co-author of the PATRIOT Act, arguably the harshest crackdown on civil liberties in American history, and an official under former President Bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":488,"featured_media":1484150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1484124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/488"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1484124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1484150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1484124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1484124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1484124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}